An epicurious girl named Erin who plans to cook her way through "Hors D'Oeuvres" by Eric Treuille & Victoria Blashford-Snell, hitting a few fun foodie pit stops along the way.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Benvenuto!

I've never had a blog before so please bear with me while I attempt to dazzle you with wit, wisdom and...worcestershire sauce. Fail? That's okay, I'll get better.
This idea started when I fell in love with a book I received for Christmas, "Hors D'Oeuvres" by Eric Treuille & Victoria Blashford-Snell.
Have you looked at something and something inside you just clicked? That's how I felt when I began looking through this book; it was as if I had found the man of my dreams. Once I picked it up I couldn't put it down again until I thoroughly read through every recipe.
Why this book?
I cook a lot, so this wasn't my first experience with a cookbook. Nor is it my first encounter with the delectable subset of cuisine known as hors d'oeuvres, appetizers, tapas, amuse bouche...whatever you like to call them, for that is one of my favorite things to make. It's something else.
It's the way the book is done. Everything is laid out like a house. They give you solid foundations and many different options to build different rooms and different additions.
You'll see what I mean soon. I can't wait to get started...

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My Foodie Facts

I fell in love with food because I cannot tell a lie. At the tender age of 10, my teacher asked the class who helped their parents with chores. I couldn't say yes to any! So when she asked if we helped our mother's cook I raised my hand (a wicked lie). Riddled with guilt I rushed home after school to make my lie a truth...and it worked. I've had a scandalous love affair with food ever since...sometimes sweet, sometimes sour and always sassy :)